compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 November 2011
Note: Health region-level abortion statistics for England have been reported for years 1991-2010, but the regions by which this data is reported have changed repeatedly during this time period. Tables below give abortion statistics for uniformly defined regions for 2006-2010 and for 1999-2010. Construction of a dataset for uniform regions for additional years is incomplete. Regional-level birth statistics are reported by differing sets of health regions.
| region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Durham | 1,132 | 1,186 | 1,260 | 1,147 | 1,209 |
| Darlington | 333 | 346 | 318 | 277 | 272 |
| Gateshead | 421 | 493 | 473 | 457 | 401 |
| Hartlepool | 334 | 297 | 317 | 340 | 302 |
| Middlesbrough | 483 | 526 | 509 | 499 | 544 |
| Newcastle | 1,009 | 1,063 | 1,066 | 979 | 1,018 |
| North Tees | 578 | 651 | 631 | 602 | 505 |
| North Tyneside | 537 | 652 | 563 | 591 | 540 |
| Northumberland | 649 | 743 | 724 | 698 | 617 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 357 | 367 | 363 | 373 | 337 |
| South Tyneside | 390 | 436 | 374 | 377 | 378 |
| Sunderland Teaching | 823 | 841 | 884 | 880 | 906 |
| NORTH EAST SHA TOTAL | 7,046 | 7,601 | 7,482 | 7,220 | 7,029 |
| Ashton, Leigh and Wigan | 933 | 964 | 968 | 1,048 | 984 |
| Blackburn and Darwen Teaching | 477 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 516 |
| Blackpool | 495 | 501 | 506 | 530 | 524 |
| Bolton | 1,026 | 1,022 | 1,051 | 1,009 | 946 |
| Bury | 677 | 685 | 736 | 701 | 648 |
| Central and Eastern Cheshire | 1,120 | 1,154 | 1,206 | 1,151 | 1,172 |
| Central Lancashire | 1,223 | 1,290 | 1,301 | 1,454 | 1,533 |
| Cumbria | 1,175 | 1,217 | 1,215 | 1,218 | 1,015 |
| East Lancashire Teaching | 1,147 | 1,275 | 1,227 | 1,169 | 1,231 |
| Halton and St Helens | 905 | 1,090 | 1,082 | 1,086 | 1,117 |
| Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale | 665 | 695 | 790 | 790 | 789 |
| Knowsley | 513 | 751 | 730 | 703 | 661 |
| Liverpool | 1,761 | 2,372 | 2,321 | 2,180 | 2,266 |
| Manchester | 2,781 | 3,003 | 3,006 | 2,895 | 3,025 |
| North Lancashire Teaching | 768 | 774 | 766 | 824 | 738 |
| Oldham | 664 | 746 | 758 | 772 | 737 |
| Salford Teaching | 946 | 1,008 | 1,029 | 1,002 | 1,106 |
| Sefton | 748 | 903 | 873 | 905 | 873 |
| Stockport | 823 | 905 | 903 | 895 | 992 |
| Tameside and Glossop | 852 | 935 | 1,014 | 974 | 944 |
| Trafford | 692 | 793 | 732 | 747 | 742 |
| Warrington | 609 | 631 | 688 | 691 | 656 |
| West Cheshire | 588 | 650 | 645 | 596 | 583 |
| Wirral | 1,073 | 1,177 | 988 | 1,050 | 1,135 |
| NORTH WEST SHA TOTAL | 22,661 | 25,025 | 25,019 | 24,874 | 24,933 |
| Barnsley | 632 | 651 | 746 | 695 | 640 |
| Bradford and Airedale Teaching | 1,649 | 1,737 | 1,809 | 1,721 | 1,662 |
| Calderdale | 566 | 603 | 584 | 709 | 713 |
| Doncaster | 1,125 | 1,175 | 1,253 | 1,125 | 1,060 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 647 | 676 | 660 | 662 | 705 |
| Hull Teaching | 911 | 933 | 945 | 927 | 867 |
| Kirklees | 1,178 | 1,258 | 1,326 | 1,291 | 1,318 |
| Leeds | 2,751 | 3,004 | 2,900 | 2,884 | 2,661 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 593 | 605 | 568 | 549 | 517 |
| North Lincolnshire | 405 | 421 | 384 | 403 | 440 |
| North Yorkshire and York | 1,757 | 1,845 | 1,698 | 1,719 | 1,620 |
| Rotherham | 822 | 806 | 846 | 807 | 772 |
| Sheffield | 1,855 | 1,939 | 1,887 | 1,841 | 1,683 |
| Wakefield District | 1,080 | 1,030 | 1,093 | 1,055 | 889 |
| YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER SHA TOTAL | 15,971 | 16,683 | 16,699 | 16,388 | 15,547 |
| Bassetlaw | 252 | 285 | 265 | 279 | 244 |
| Derby City | 830 | 893 | 865 | 815 | 842 |
| Derbyshire County | 1,629 | 1,673 | 1,643 | 1,520 | 1,509 |
| Leicester City | 1,446 | 1,519 | 1,426 | 1,374 | 1,328 |
| Leicestershire County and Rutland | 1,569 | 1,775 | 1,666 | 1,628 | 1,594 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,459 | 1,593 | 1,645 | 1,538 | 1,540 |
| Northamptonshire Teaching | 2,072 | 2,069 | 2,012 | 2,095 | 2,091 |
| Nottingham City | 1,348 | 1,271 | 1,300 | 1,125 | 1,176 |
| Nottinghamshire County | 1,595 | 1,660 | 1,587 | 1,530 | 1,545 |
| EAST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL | 12,200 | 12,738 | 12,409 | 11,904 | 11,869 |
| Birmingham East and North | 1,917 | 2,041 | 2,032 | 2,010 | 2,033 |
| Coventry Teaching | 1,843 | 1,948 | 1,941 | 1,841 | 1,792 |
| Dudley | 981 | 1,044 | 1,028 | 941 | 1,037 |
| Heart of Birmingham Teaching | 2,021 | 2,037 | 1,879 | 1,872 | 1,891 |
| Herefordshire | 315 | 470 | 486 | 459 | 424 |
| North Staffordshire | 512 | 509 | 560 | 577 | 550 |
| Sandwell | 1,417 | 1,292 | 1,297 | 1,257 | 1,449 |
| Shropshire County | 656 | 621 | 682 | 617 | 643 |
| Solihull | 666 | 743 | 669 | 632 | 646 |
| South Birmingham | 1,653 | 1,745 | 1,500 | 1,492 | 1,557 |
| South Staffordshire | 1,788 | 1,848 | 1,876 | 1,874 | 1,864 |
| Stoke on Trent | 840 | 883 | 887 | 879 | 941 |
| Telford and Wrekin | 559 | 535 | 609 | 564 | 580 |
| Walsall Teaching | 913 | 1,018 | 923 | 1,063 | 878 |
| Warwickshire | 1,699 | 1,701 | 1,669 | 1,699 | 1,612 |
| Wolverhampton City | 1,143 | 1,164 | 1,166 | 1,126 | 1,105 |
| Worcestershire | 1,401 | 1,371 | 1,272 | 1,277 | 1,329 |
| WEST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL | 20,324 | 20,970 | 20,476 | 20,180 | 20,331 |
| Bedfordshire | 1,166 | 1,206 | 1,255 | 1,123 | 1,293 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1,324 | 1,377 | 1,271 | 1,292 | 1,317 |
| East and North Hertfordshire | 1,604 | 1,694 | 1,743 | 1,672 | 1,762 |
| Great Yarmouth and Waveney | 552 | 510 | 576 | 560 | 559 |
| Luton | 944 | 905 | 943 | 986 | 962 |
| Mid Essex | 995 | 951 | 932 | 922 | 986 |
| Norfolk | 1,732 | 1,743 | 1,631 | 1,591 | 1,640 |
| North East Essex | 751 | 765 | 760 | 723 | 719 |
| Peterborough | 695 | 711 | 692 | 695 | 754 |
| South East Essex | 1,094 | 1,034 | 1,048 | 1,014 | 1,090 |
| South West Essex | 1,596 | 1,547 | 1,611 | 1,595 | 1,557 |
| Suffolk | 1,291 | 1,313 | 1,282 | 1,253 | 1,410 |
| West Essex | 1,003 | 1,044 | 1,087 | 1,008 | 1,036 |
| West Hertfordshire | 1,789 | 1,776 | 1,629 | 1,777 | 1,744 |
| EAST OF ENGLAND SHA TOTAL | 16,536 | 16,576 | 16,460 | 16,211 | 16,829 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 1,363 | 1,491 | 1,507 | 1,533 | 1,490 |
| Barnet | 1,851 | 1,788 | 1,697 | 1,692 | 1,615 |
| Bexley Care Trust | 975 | 1,018 | 1,054 | 924 | 934 |
| Brent Teaching | 2,346 | 2,367 | 2,129 | 2,052 | 2,223 |
| Bromley | 1,246 | 1,229 | 1,256 | 1,162 | 1,131 |
| Camden | 1,298 | 1,261 | 1,235 | 1,176 | 1,099 |
| City and Hackney Teaching | 2,071 | 2,036 | 1,943 | 1,731 | 1,651 |
| Croydon | 2,318 | 2,312 | 2,236 | 1,886 | 1,901 |
| Ealing | 2,009 | 1,948 | 1,868 | 1,834 | 1,903 |
| Enfield | 1,831 | 1,827 | 1,788 | 1,679 | 1,665 |
| Greenwich Teaching | 1,827 | 1,869 | 1,826 | 1,627 | 1,662 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,252 | 1,231 | 1,158 | 1,231 | 1,177 |
| Haringey Teaching | 1,778 | 1,769 | 1,676 | 1,502 | 1,675 |
| Harrow | 1,239 | 1,211 | 1,162 | 1,099 | 1,170 |
| Havering | 960 | 1,014 | 1,058 | 1,044 | 1,042 |
| Hillingdon | 1,451 | 1,476 | 1,403 | 1,434 | 1,525 |
| Hounslow | 1,522 | 1,508 | 1,437 | 1,504 | 1,603 |
| Islington | 1,557 | 1,424 | 1,293 | 1,197 | 1,200 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 999 | 788 | 830 | 780 | 776 |
| Kingston | 735 | 712 | 681 | 747 | 675 |
| Lambeth | 2,732 | 2,664 | 2,574 | 2,284 | 2,133 |
| Lewisham | 2,262 | 2,293 | 2,321 | 2,027 | 1,869 |
| Newham | 2,185 | 1,788 | 1,958 | 2,134 | 2,341 |
| Redbridge | 1,508 | 1,600 | 1,492 | 1,534 | 1,720 |
| Richmond and Twickenham | 654 | 573 | 599 | 547 | 534 |
| Southwark | 2,855 | 2,877 | 2,632 | 2,436 | 2,264 |
| Sutton and Merton | 1,724 | 1,768 | 1,735 | 1,706 | 1,678 |
| Tower Hamlets | 1,733 | 1,691 | 1,596 | 1,506 | 1,587 |
| Waltham Forest | 1,659 | 1,783 | 1,779 | 1,773 | 1,872 |
| Wandsworth | 1,760 | 1,685 | 1,490 | 1,424 | 1,412 |
| Westminster | 1,372 | 1,212 | 1,266 | 1,155 | 1,159 |
| LONDON SHA TOTAL | 51,072 | 50,213 | 48,679 | 46,360 | 46,686 |
| Brighton and Hove City | 1,359 | 1,406 | 1,337 | 1,307 | 1,177 |
| East Sussex Downs and Weald | 833 | 898 | 832 | 829 | 899 |
| Eastern and Coastal Kent | 2,390 | 2,523 | 2,333 | 2,248 | 2,396 |
| Hastings and Rother | 501 | 546 | 574 | 515 | 549 |
| Medway | 1,037 | 1,103 | 1,057 | 1,037 | 1,110 |
| Surrey | 3,184 | 3,154 | 2,881 | 2,900 | 3,011 |
| West Kent | 2,056 | 2,154 | 2,058 | 2,006 | 2,120 |
| West Sussex | 2,069 | 2,142 | 2,176 | 2,154 | 1,938 |
| SOUTH EAST COAST SHA TOTAL | 13,429 | 13,926 | 13,248 | 12,996 | 13,200 |
| Berkshire East | 1,572 | 1,533 | 1,436 | 1,325 | 1,414 |
| Berkshire West | 1,685 | 1,453 | 1,318 | 1,141 | 1,232 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1,367 | 1,331 | 1,403 | 1,408 | 1,430 |
| Hampshire | 3,250 | 3,306 | 3,195 | 2,975 | 3,063 |
| Isle of Wight | 282 | 277 | 227 | 262 | 266 |
| Milton Keynes | 993 | 1,015 | 1,020 | 1,018 | 1,018 |
| Oxfordshire | 1,858 | 1,681 | 1,448 | 1,293 | 1,442 |
| Portsmouth City Teaching | 820 | 832 | 868 | 763 | 724 |
| Southampton City | 880 | 928 | 1,019 | 906 | 944 |
| SOUTH CENTRAL SHA TOTAL | 12,707 | 12,356 | 11,934 | 11,091 | 11,533 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 469 | 465 | 451 | 391 | 374 |
| Bournemouth and Poole Teaching | 1,066 | 1,080 | 1,106 | 1,072 | 1,065 |
| Bristol | 1,644 | 1,626 | 1,608 | 1,539 | 1,502 |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | 1,136 | 1,199 | 1,136 | 1,077 | 1,138 |
| Devon | 1,506 | 1,612 | 1,570 | 1,571 | 1,544 |
| Dorset | 760 | 822 | 864 | 807 | 846 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,534 | 1,521 | 1,496 | 1,426 | 1,421 |
| North Somerset | 450 | 453 | 475 | 445 | 399 |
| Plymouth Teaching | 816 | 767 | 829 | 741 | 816 |
| Somerset | 1,193 | 1,186 | 1,232 | 1,089 | 1,048 |
| South Gloucestershire | 665 | 676 | 717 | 630 | 567 |
| Swindon | 665 | 664 | 703 | 735 | 717 |
| Torbay | 447 | 432 | 475 | 451 | 493 |
| Wiltshire | 1,010 | 1,143 | 1,150 | 1,061 | 1,055 |
| SOUTH WEST SHA TOTAL | 13,361 | 13,646 | 13,812 | 13,035 | 12,985 |
| ENGLAND TOTAL | 185,307 | 189,734 | 186,218 | 180,259 | 180,942 |
| office region | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East, Yorkshire, the Humber, East Midlands | 30,162 | 29,893 | 29,178 | 30,793 | 32,264 | 33,267 | 33,808 | 35,217 | 37,022 | 36,590 | 35,512 | 34,445 |
| --North East | 6,443 | 6,918 | 7,143 | 6,939 | 7,046 | 7,601 | 7,482 | 7,220 | 7,029 | |||
| --Yorkshire and the Humber | 13,580 | 14,114 | 14,359 | 14,973 | 15,971 | 16,683 | 16,699 | 16,388 | 15,547 | |||
| --East Midlands | 10,770 | 11,232 | 11,765 | 11,896 | 12,200 | 12,738 | 12,409 | 11,904 | 11,869 | |||
| North West | 19,740 | 19,893 | 19,382 | 19,349 | 19,856 | 20,779 | 21,545 | 22,661 | 25,025 | 25,019 | 24,874 | 24,933 |
| West Midlands | 16,556 | 17,417 | 17,064 | 17,151 | 17,784 | 18,599 | 19,144 | 20,324 | 20,970 | 20,476 | 20,180 | 20,331 |
| East of England | 14,495 | 14,490 | 14,674 | 14,615 | 15,479 | 15,318 | 15,445 | 16,536 | 16,576 | 16,460 | 16,211 | 16,829 |
| London | 48,361 | 49,808 | 51,103 | 51,015 | 51,853 | 51,406 | 50,525 | 51,072 | 50,213 | 48,679 | 46,360 | 46,686 |
| South East Coast, South Central | 24,719 | 24,907 | 25,509 | 23,674 | 24,493 | 25,456 | 25,424 | 26,136 | 26,282 | 25,182 | 24,087 | 24,733 |
| --South East Coast | 11,725 | 12,026 | 12,624 | 12,446 | 13,429 | 13,926 | 13,248 | 12,996 | 13,200 | |||
| --South Central | 11,949 | 12,467 | 12,832 | 12,978 | 12,707 | 12,356 | 11,934 | 11,091 | 11,533 | |||
| South West | 12,073 | 11,615 | 11,914 | 11,898 | 12,238 | 12,866 | 12,761 | 13,361 | 13,646 | 13,812 | 13,035 | 12,985 |
| England | 166,106 | 168,023 | 168,824 | 168,495 | 173,967 | 177,691 | 178,652 | 185,307 | 189,734 | 186,218 | 180,259 | 180,942 |
| office region | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East, Yorkshire, the Humber, East Midlands | 132,986 | 128,252 | 121,444 | 126,845 | 131,844 | 136,253 | 137,994 | 142,856 | 146,255 | 150,762 | 149,880 | 153,028 |
| --North East | 27,739 | 26,499 | 26,271 | 27,005 | 27,815 | 28,249 | 29,184 | 29,582 | 30,217 | 29,776 | 30,826 | |
| --Yorkshire and the Humber | 58,212 | 55,966 | 55,535 | 57,923 | 60,193 | 60,665 | 62,955 | 64,191 | 66,353 | 66,358 | 66,970 | |
| --East Midlands | 47,035 | 45,787 | 45,039 | 46,916 | 48,245 | 49,080 | 50,717 | 52,482 | 54,192 | 53,746 | 55,232 | |
| North West | 79,065 | 76,675 | 72,589 | 74,641 | 77,847 | 81,164 | 81,722 | 84,155 | 85,947 | 88,167 | 87,549 | 89,199 |
| West Midlands | 63,466 | 61,497 | 60,818 | 61,035 | 63,694 | 65,911 | 65,956 | 67,688 | 70,098 | 71,726 | 71,042 | 72,090 |
| East of England | 62,685 | 61,186 | 60,090 | 60,171 | 62,711 | 64,250 | 64,687 | 66,870 | 69,311 | 71,738 | 71,335 | 73,001 |
| London | 105,545 | 104,695 | 104,162 | 105,603 | 110,437 | 113,679 | 116,019 | 120,898 | 125,505 | 127,651 | 129,245 | 133,111 |
| South East Coast, South Central | 93,646 | 90,445 | 95,894 | 88,082 | 91,842 | 93,634 | 93,921 | 98,566 | 101,238 | 104,023 | 103,669 | 106,434 |
| --South East Coast | ||||||||||||
| --South Central | ||||||||||||
| South West | 52,075 | 50,076 | 48,747 | 49,332 | 51,476 | 52,293 | 52,729 | 54,715 | 57,003 | 58,742 | 58,338 | 60,144 |
| England | 589,468 | 572,826 | 563,744 | 565,709 | 589,851 | 607,184 | 613,028 | 635,748 | 655,357 | 672,809 | 671,058 | 687,007 |
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© 2010, 2011 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 13 November 2011.
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